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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, Lund University will offer its first three free open online courses, known as MOOCs. They will be in green economy, global health and European business law. Despite this decision, opinions are still partially divided. Some see MOOCs as a motor for development that will rejuvenate and adapt higher educatio
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-light-three-moocs - 2026-06-29
SASNET's Director, Ted Svensson, and Joel Lee (Williams College) are jointly organising a workshop at Lund University 30-31 May 2023. They would like to invite postdocs and PhD students affiliated with a university in the Nordic countries to apply to participate. Deadline is the 10 February. Workshop description Though Hindu nationalists posit the existence of a monolithic ethnoreligious majority
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-sasnet-workshop-hindu-majoritarianism-caste-politics-and-minoritisation - 2026-06-29
Priscyll Anctil, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science, recently published a blog post about the human rights violations, especially against women, in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The blog post is available below. August 15, 2023, marked two years of the Taliban takeover. And with it, everyday attacks against “all manifestations of humanity, free
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/blog-post-priscyll-anctil-taliban-takeover-two-years - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Uppdrag för att främja öppen vetenskap Lärosäten och forskningsfinansiärer har ett gemensamt ansvar för att den nationella riktningen för öppen tillgång till forskningsdata och vetenskapliga publikationer efterföljs och uppnås. Nu får Vetenskapsrådet och KB förtydligade samordningsuppdrag för öppen vetenskap. Mer in
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-maj-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-1 - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Diabetes är den vanligaste orsaken till amputationer i västvärlden. Nu visar en internationell forskargrupp att blodfettssänkande läkemedel av typen fenofibrater minskar amputationsrisken med 36 procent. Orsakerna till att diabetespatienter kan tvingas amputera en del av en fot eller ett ben är flera. Dålig blodcirk
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/minskad-risk-amputation-med-blodfettssankare - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Internationella Diabetesfederationen (IDF) publicerar nya och än mer dystra siffror om världens diabetesepidemi. I länder som inte tillhör den rika världen ligger diabetes bakom miljoner människors fattigdom. Sjukdomen är så spridd att samhällsutvecklingen hotas. Sju av tio av världens diabetiker lever i låg- eller
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/diabetes-gor-manniskor-fattiga-och-hotar-samhallsekonomin - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I en ny registerstudie från Centrum för primärvårdsforskning, ett samarbete mellan Lunds universitet och Region Skåne, har forskare undersökt hur värmeböljor påverkar dödligheten i Sverige. Resultaten visar en tydlig ökning i dödsfall de dagar då temperaturen överstiger +27 grader. Dessutom verkar risken att avlida
https://www.lu.se/artikel/varmeboljors-inverkan-pa-halsan - 2026-06-29
Är du universitetslektor, lärare, lärarstudent, eller forskare inom utbildningsvetenskap? Eller bara allmänt intresserad av skolfrågor och högre utbildning? Välkommen till höstens Högre seminarier i utbildningsvetenskap. Under fyra tillfällen får du möjlighet att fördjupa dig i teman som emotionella utmaningar i undervisningen, lärarens roll i kunskapsförmedling och AI:s intåg i högre utbildning,
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/upptack-hostens-seminarier-inom-utbildningsvetenskap - 2026-06-30
Antalet sökande till höstens internationella kurser och program har ökat med 16 procent i hela Sverige. Lunds universitet ligger som vanligt i topp vad gäller antalet ansökningar och har för första gången nått över 30 000 ansökningar totalt i den internationella mastersomgången (Master HT25) med 31 947 ansökningar. Detta innebär en ökning med cirka 15 procent jämfört med ansökningarna till höstter
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/rekordmanga-sokande-till-vara-internationella-kurser-och-program - 2026-06-30
CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2026. Application CLOESED.Are you a Lund University student with an interest in the Middle East region? The Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies (CMES) offers internships in several projects during the spring semester of 2026.Who We AreCMES supports, coordinates and expands interdisciplinary research
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/come-work-us-student-internships-cmes-spring-2026 - 2026-06-29
Ice sheets, snow and the ocean as far as the eye can see. No shipping vessels or people in sight, and only polar bears for company. The icebreaker Oden sails between Svalbard and Greenland, and this spring, doctoral student Lovisa Nilsson joined the ship to study the transition from winter to summer in the Arctic, and how soot affects the melting of sea ice. For six weeks, the spaces onboard Oden
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/polar-bears-company - 2026-06-30
Anna Stubbendorff, a recent PhD graduate from the Faculty of Medicine, has been awarded Lund University’s Agenda 2030 Award 2026. She is being recognised for research showing that when we put climate-friendly food on our plates, it benefits both the environment and our personal health. In her doctoral thesis, Anna Stubbendorff has studied the effects of the EAT-Lancet diet, a dietary pattern desig
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-stubbendorff-receives-agenda-2030-award-her-research-sustainable-diets - 2026-06-30
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It may seem as if senior lecturer Patrik Olsson is only doing one of two things this semester: lecturing, or sitting deep under thousands of pages of take-home exams, reading and grading. It turns out he is not. In the end of November, senior lecturer Patrik Olsson went on a digital tour covering half the planet withi
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/patrik-olsson-globetrots-peru-uzbekistan-five-days-global-conference-tour - 2026-06-29
Those who have been PhD students at SWEAH graduate school have built up a broad network during their doctoral studies, and many continue the collaboration between the partner universities as alumni and researchers. Last week, some SWEAH alumni met to write a joint article. They obviously don't want to reveal exactly what it will be about before publication. But they are happy to highlight the rewa
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-alumni-new-joint-project - 2026-06-29
This year, the Helsingborg Chamber of Commerce has established new excellence grants for researchers working at REAL – the Centre for Trade and Logistics at Lund University. On 5 May, the awards ceremony took place, at which 11 researchers from Lund University received their grants. The researchers receive grants for their publications in leading scientific journals. By supporting academic progres
https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/excellence-grants-were-awarded-researchers-fields-trade-and-logistics - 2026-06-29
For Jane Pinyapat, the master’s programme in Data Analytics and Business Economics opened the door to programming and equipped her with skills she considers invaluable. After graduating in 2022, she began her European career as a Data Engineer Specialist in Copenhagen. Read Jane’s story for her favorite programming tools, passion for Pink Programming, and top advice for LUSEM students aiming for a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/coding-community-and-career-janes-path-after-lusem - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg represents Lund University all over the world – from Europe to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. She argues that global challenges and dwindling EU funding call for more intense collaborations with a few carefully selected international partners. Eva Wiberg together with the students Jens W
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-international-collaboration-strengthens-economy - 2026-06-29
Ph.D. student Laura Andreoli spent several years digging into the neural pathways involved in involuntary movements in Parkinson’s disease. On the 14th of December, she defends her thesis. And she is eager to share her findings and thoughts about her time in the Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology Lab headed by MultiPark’s coordinator Angela Cenci Nilsson. Tell us about your research! Most patients suff
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-laura-andreoli - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. At the graduation ceremony for all the master students at the Faculty of Social Science earlier in June, Stella Zimpfer received the Sparbankstiftelsen award for best master thesis in strategic communication, a thesis focusing on startup branding in the Öresund region. I asked Stella a few questions about her work.
